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Background  Abdominal ultrasound examinations (AUS) are commonly performed before advanced neurodiagnostics to screen for diseases that might affect diagnostic plans and prognosis.    Objectives  Describe the type and frequency of abnormalities found by  AUS  in dogs presenting with a neurological condition, identify risk factors associated with abnormalities, and evaluate treatment decisions based on findings.    Animals  Seven hundred and fifty‐nine hospitalized dogs.    Methods  Retrospective study. Medical records of dogs presented from 2007 to 2009 for neurologic disease were searched for signalment, neuroanatomic localization, and  AUS  findings. Whether dogs had advanced neurodiagnostics and treatment was analyzed.    Results  Fifty‐eight percent of dogs had abnormal findings on  AUS . Probability of abnormalities increased with age ( P  < 0.001). Nondachshund breeds had higher probability of abnormal  AUS  than dachshunds (odds ratio [ OR ] = 1.87). Eleven percent of dogs did not have advanced neurodiagnostics and in 1.3%, this was because of abnormal  AUS . Dogs with ultrasonographic abnormalities were less likely than dogs without to have advanced neurodiagnostics ( OR  = 0.3 [95% confidence interval [ CI ]: 0.17, 0.52]), however, the probability of performing advanced diagnostics was high regardless of normal ( OR  = 0.95 [95%  CI : 0.92, 0.97]) or abnormal ( OR  = 0.85 [95%  CI : 0.81, 0.88])  AUS . Treatment was more often pursued in small dogs and less often in dogs with brain disease.    Conclusions and Clinical Importance  Findings from screening  AUS  had a small negative effect on the likelihood of pursuing advanced neurodiagnostics. Although it should be included in the extracranial diagnostic workup in dogs with significant history or physical examination abnormalities,  AUS  is considered a low‐yield diagnostic test in young dogs and dachshunds.

Effect of Screening Abdominal Ultrasound Examination on the Decision to Pursue Advanced Diagnostic Tests and Treatment in Dogs with Neurologic Disease